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News / Startups

15 vital points for travel startups to consider in their mid-pandemic strategy

By Kevin May | September 8, 2020

Insert a near-shutdown of the industry due to COVID-19 this year and you can multiply the existing challenges for travel startups tenfold. But they should think about these tips as they look ahead. Read More

Opinion / Technology

As fewer people fly, destination marketing becomes a domestic game

By Bill Obreiter - ADARA | September 8, 2020

For destination marketers, it’s critical to understand how to navigate this new world, where fewer people will be flying. Read More

News / Distribution

Forget online stars and rankings, hotels will be now judged by hygiene factors

By Linda Fox | September 7, 2020

While there is no ranking or rating system for hygiene and cleanliness, there are tell-tale signs for who is putting in the time and money. And this matters a lot in the mid-pandemic period. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Stop burying your head in the sand over diversity in travel

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2020

Action around diversity is the important thing because it’s a step forward. It’s a drawing of a line in the sand (rather than burying your head in it) for what has gone before and a commitment to... Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 22 - Selling travel in a different way

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2020

We discuss tactics around what agencies need from tech providers and then cover the need for state support in helping the industry get back on its feet and the fate of the ski sector (pertinent for one... Read More

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News / Online

How diversity in travel can move from ideas on paper to leadership action

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2020

During the Diversity in Leadership panel at Phocuswright Europe, diversity and inclusion experts advised companies on how to create a balanced workforce. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Lola Åkerström of Geotraveler Media

By PhocusWire | September 2, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Lola Åkerström, founder at Geotraveler Media and an award-winning travel photographer and writer. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2020 - here's what to expect

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2020

This year's event, postponed from our traditional live setting in the Dutch city of Amsterdam in May, will take place online over the course of four days - so what do you need to know? Read More

News / Technology

MCR buys StayNTouch for $46M, six months after Trump nixed Shiji deal

By Kevin May | August 31, 2020

StayNTouch had originally been sold to Chinese digital giant Shiji Information Technology in September 2018 for an undisclosed fee. But Trump had other ideas. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb claims 1.2M listings are on enhanced cleaning program

By Kevin May | August 31, 2020

The program was launched in June in a bid to showcase properties that had demonstrated enhanced hygiene standards and cleaning, or set booking buffers between guests. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Hotels should think what to do with their empty space

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2020

Recovery is uncertain, perhaps long-term, so thinking "smaller and smarter" is likely the best strategy for any part of the travel ecosystem through the rest of the year and into 2021. Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 21 - Travel inspiration for those stuck on the couch

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2020

In this week's episode of InPhocus we find out how a publisher had to rethink his world of travel media for a readership that cannot travel any time soon. Read More

News / Online

Freebird acquired by finance giant Capital One

By Kevin May | August 28, 2020

The 2015-launched brand from Massachusetts in the U.S. has been switched off following the deal earlier this month. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Elliott Ferguson of Destination D.C.

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Elliott Ferguson, CEO of Destination D.C, one of the most high-profile destination and tourism organizations in the world. Read More